Sophronia Ann Byam
Born: April 25, 1824 Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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Married: October 27, 1842, Lowell, Massachusetts
Died: April 24, 1882, Chelmsford, Massachusetts - Angina's Pector
Buried: South Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Father: Josiah Byam b.1795
Mother: Sophronia Flagg b.1799
Husband: William Cook b.1821
Children:
Charles S. Cook b.1843
Helen F. Cook b.Dec 20, 1845 m. Henry Smith (no children)
Sarah Josephine Cook b. 1848
Frederick Cook b.c. July 1850 d.1852
William P Cook b. 1861
Frank A Cook b.1859
Notes:
-Applied Dec 4, 1863 for a Civil War pension. She was application # 40,033, and Certificate # 15,383
-Daughter Helen F. Smith is listed as a vestmaker living with Sophronia Byam in 1870. No husband lited with her.
-The Book, "Descendants of George Byam (?-1680)" (1975) lists children Willard Cook and Willie Cook as twins. The 1870 Census lists a Willie Cook, 9 years old. Either his twin brother died by this time, or the book is mistaken.
Sources:
-Birth Source: Vital Records of Chelmsford, "Descendants of George Byam (?-1680)" 1975, by Edwin Byam p66
-Marriage Source: Marraige Certificate
-Death Source: Massachusetts Death Certificate
-1880 US Census : Living in Boston with children Helene and Frank, Josephine, and Josephine's child.
-1870 US Census
-1860 US Census
-1850 US Census